Patents by Inventor Yukihiko Hata

Yukihiko Hata has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20060279930
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus comprises an outlet port through which cooling air is applied in a radial direction, a plurality of heat radiating fins which are arranged at intervals and which surround the outlet port, and first to third paths in which liquid coolant flows. The first path extends in the direction the heat radiating fins are arranged and is thermally connected to a second edge of each heat radiating fin. The second path extends in the direction the heat radiating fins are arranged and is thermally connected to a first edge of each heat radiating fin. The third path which connects a downstream end of the first path and an upstream end of the second path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Yukihiko Hata, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20060254790
    Abstract: A cooling unit includes a heat receiving portion thermally connected to a heat generating component, a heat radiating portion which radiates heat generated by the heat generating component, and a circulation path which circulates a liquid coolant between the heat receiving portion and the heat radiating portion. The heat radiating portion includes a first path portion, a second path portion, a third path portion, and a plurality of heat radiating fins. Each of the first and second path portions has a flat pipe through which the liquid coolant flows. The two pipes have cross sections which are elongated in the same direction and facing each other. The heat radiating fins are interposed between the two pipes and thermally connected to the two pipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Yukihiko Hata, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20060196643
    Abstract: A cooling system includes a heat receiving portion thermally connected to a heating element, a heat radiating portion which radiates a heat of the heating element, and a circulation path circulating a liquid coolant between the heat receiving portion and the heat radiating portion. The circulation path includes a reservoir which holds the liquid coolant, wherein the reservoir section includes a third pipe having a first opening end and a second opening end positioned at an opposite side of the first opening end, a first pipe inserted into the first opening end, and a second pipe inserted into the second opening end, and wherein each of the first pipe and the second pipe opens in the third pipe so as to provide gaps respectively, between an inside of the third pipe and an outside of the first pipe and between an inside of the third pipe and an outside of the second pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Yukihiko Hata, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20060187640
    Abstract: A cooling device comprises a circulation passage through which a liquid coolant flows, and a pump provided in the circulation passage configured to circulate the liquid coolant along the circulation passage. The pump includes, (1) a pump casing including a pump chamber into which the liquid coolant flows, (2) an impeller mounted in the pump chamber to push out the liquid coolant from the pump chamber to the circulation passage, and (3) an injection portion provided in the pump casing configured to inject the liquid coolant to the pump chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Kentaro Tomioka, Yukihiko Hata, Kenichi Ito
  • Publication number: 20060023421
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a cooling device comprises a heat receiving member to receive heat from a heat generating element, a circulation path thermally connected to the heat receiving member, the circulation path carrying coolant which the heat is transferred through the heat receiving member, a pump unit to circulate the coolant inside the circulation path, a first heat radiation mechanism including a first heat radiation member thermally connected to the circulation path, and a first fan which sends air toward the first heat radiation member, and a second heat radiation mechanism including a second heat radiation member thermally connected to the circulation path, and a second fan which sends air toward the second heat radiation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Yukihiko Hata, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Patent number: 6988537
    Abstract: A cooling unit including a fan, a plurality of heat-radiating fins and a tube. Liquid coolant that has absorbed heat from a heat-radiating component is made to circulate in the tube. The fan has an impeller. The draws cooling air at its center part and expels the cooling air at its periphery. The heat-radiating fins oppose the periphery of the impeller. The tube is thermally connected to the heat-radiating fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yukihiko Hata, Kentaro Tomioka, Mitsuyoshi Tanimoto
  • Publication number: 20050243520
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a pump includes a pump housing, an impeller, and a motor. The pump housing has a pump chamber and a heat receiving plate to couple to a heat generating unit, such as a CPU. The impeller is provided in the pump chamber. The motor couples to the impeller to rotate it. A region of the heat receiving plate projects further outward than other regions to couple the heat receiving plate to the IC chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Kentaro Tomioka, Yukihiko Hata
  • Publication number: 20050241312
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cooling pump, an electronic apparatus, and a cooling system in which positioning between a heat generating unit and a cooling pump can be achieved easily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Yukihiko Hata, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20050243510
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises a housing having a bottom wall, a circuit board arranged in the housing, a heat generating element mounted on the circuit board, a heat receiving member which is thermally connected to the heat generating member, a heat radiation member which radiates heat, a pipe which is arranged between the heat receiving member and the heat radiation member, the pipe connecting to the heat receiving member at a first connection portion, and connecting to the heat radiation member at a second connection portion, and a pump which circulates a liquid coolant through the pipe. The first connection portion and the second connection portion are located between the circuit board and the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Kentaro Tomioka, Yukihiko Hata
  • Publication number: 20050244292
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a pump housing comprises a heat receiving plate which is thermally coupled to a CPU, and a pump chamber. An impeller to be rotated by a motor is provided in the pump chamber. At least a part of the pump housing is made of resin containing at least one of metal filler, filler of material having lower linear expansion coefficient than the resin, and filler of material having lower water-vapor transmissivity than the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Kentaro Tomioka, Yukihiko Hata
  • Publication number: 20050243518
    Abstract: A heat-receiving plate of a pump has a heat-receiving surface and a guide. The heat-receiving surface is thermally connected to a heat-generating body. The guide is provided on the heat-receiving surface. The guide is opposed to the heat-generating body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Yukihiko Hata, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20050243511
    Abstract: The cooling unit includes a heat receiving portion, a heat radiating portion and a circulation path. The heat radiating portion has an impeller, a heat-radiating member and a case. The heat-radiating member surround the impeller that applies cooling air. The heat-radiating member has a coolant passage in which liquid coolant flows, and a plurality of heat-radiating fins which are thermally connected to the coolant passage. The case contains the impeller and the heat-radiating member and has at least one outlet port through which the cooling air is expelled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yukihiko Hata, Kentaro Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20050244291
    Abstract: A pump includes: a housing having a heating receiving portion thermally connected to a heat generating element and a pump chamber; a stator; and a rotary member disposed in the pump chamber, and having a stirring portion which stirs a fluid in the pump chamber and a magnet contained within the rotary member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Kentaro Tomioka, Yukihiko Hata
  • Patent number: 6958910
    Abstract: An electronic component that generates heat is enclosed in a body. A bottom panel forms a part of the body. A heat receiving portion is thermally connected to the electronic component. A heat radiating portion that radiates the heat received by the heat receiving portion forms a part of the bottom panel. A liquid cooling path, inside which liquid coolant is circulated, is thermally coupled to the heat receiving portion and the heat radiating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tanaka, Yukihiko Hata
  • Publication number: 20050217828
    Abstract: A pump includes a pump housing, a rotary unit, and a motor to rotate the rotary unit. The pump housing has a heat receiving surface thermally coupled to a CPU, a pump chamber, and three mounting portions provided around the pump chamber. The rotary unit is provided in the pump chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Kentaro Tomioka, Yukihiko Hata
  • Publication number: 20050105273
    Abstract: An electronic component that generates heat is enclosed in a body. A bottom panel forms a part of the body. A heat receiving portion is thermally connected to the electronic component. A heat radiating portion that radiates the heat received by the heat receiving portion forms a part of the bottom panel. A liquid cooling path, inside which liquid coolant is circulated, is thermally coupled to the heat receiving portion and the heat radiating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tanaka, Yukihiko Hata
  • Patent number: 6865799
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing strain-detecting devices is provided. First, plural cylindrical substrates, each of which has one end closed by a diaphragm, are fixedly placed at predetermined positions of a fixing plate. A positioning marker is previously given to the fixing plate. The fixing plate having the substrates is then assembled into a jig. The jig sustains the substrates so that an outer surface of the diaphragm of each substrate is held at the same level. Through positioning the substrates, all the diaphragms are then positioned in place in a plane direction of the fixing plate with reference to the positioning marker. A strain gage portion is simultaneously formed on each of all the diaphragms. The fixing plate is then disassembled from the jig. In this step, the substrates with the strain gage portions, i.e., strain-detecting devices, are separated from the fixing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Nagano Keiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Hata, Kunihiro Yamaura, Hiroshi Nagasaka
  • Publication number: 20050006062
    Abstract: A cooling unit including a fan, a plurality of heat-radiating fins and a tube. Liquid coolant that has absorbed heat from a heat-radiating component is made to circulate in the tube. The fan has an impeller. The draws cooling air at its center part and expels the cooling air at its periphery. The heat-radiating fins oppose the periphery of the impeller. The tube is thermally connected to the heat-radiating fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Yukihiko Hata, Kentaro Tomioka, Mitsuyoshi Tanimoto
  • Publication number: 20050007735
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided with a circulating path used to circulate liquid coolant between a heat-receiving portion thermally connected to a CPU that generates heat and a heat-radiating portion that radiates heat generated in the CPU, so that the heat generated in the CPU is transferred to the heat-radiating portion by the liquid coolant. A reserve-tank is disposed in the circulating path and stores a portion of the liquid coolant for a reserve function. The circulating path includes a first tube to return the liquid coolant to the reserve-tank, and a second tube to lead the liquid coolant out from the reserve-tank. The second tube includes an inflow portion through which the liquid coolant inside the reserve-tank flows in, and the inflow portion is positioned at or near the center inside the reserve-tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Yukihiko Hata, Kentaro Tomioka, Mitsuyoshi Tanimoto, Hiroyuki Kusaka
  • Publication number: 20050007739
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, an electronic apparatus comprises a main unit, a display unit and a support unit. The main unit contains a heat-generating component and a heat-receiving portion. The heat-receiving portion is thermally connected to the heat-generating component. The support unit supports the display unit on the main unit and contains a heat-radiating portion that radiates the heat of the heat-generating component. The heat of the heat-generating component is transmitted to a heat-transferring medium and transferred to the heat-radiating portion through the heat-transferring medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Yukihiko Hata, Kentaro Tomioka, Mitsuyoshi Tanimoto, Hiroyuki Kusaka